New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-05
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. John Burroughs has given the seemingly modest
title OF Mere Egosm to his forthcoming sketch OF
his own career.
Tho editors of aCasseIs Magazine have offered
the sum of S25 for the best practical paper The
Domestic Service Difficulty in America" this paper to
contain not less than 1000 words This is vast aud
formidable subject with ramfcations extending into
our system of government ana our political methods
truly TWENTY-FIVE dollars worth OF wisdom Will not do
much for it.
Tho first number of the projected journal OF
Morphologyn will not be issued until March, lithog-
rapber having failed to produce an elaborate plate
he had undertakeu Most of the others have been
dealt with in Germany
The fourth centenary of the birth of Goethes DR..
Faust ia to be celebrated soon in the WuItemberg
village of Knittlangen The first popular history Of
the famous sorcerer was Published at Frankfort in
1887, and for the coming celebration q magnificent
edition OF he book will be prepared.
Mr. Justin Mccarthy, in his lecture en- Modern
Fiction" the other evening strongly objected to the
scientific theory declaring that the highest works
of fiction ust be produced by successful blending OF
the real and the ideal and that to describe the lowest
and most realistic side without oning it with pictures
that incline 10 the ideal il neither good realism nor
good art; it is telling only half the truth about
humanity.
writer for "The Boston Advertiser" SAYS In the
OF interesting paper on novels that Realism
In the minds OF Its devotees, telling the truth
about the world and the men in it. But such ideal
OF fiction as this cannot be wrong; how therefore,
we regard It with tcari II Is not wrong II this
ideal were actually carried out by the realists We
should have for them ouly words of praise But the
radical defect of this school es in imagining that the
truth about and women strikes but skin deep; IN
surprising that scicuce of human nature is possible
in believing that the ort OF fiction ia the OF im
taton and that in carrying out this art il is necessary
to initiate merely tbe onisides aud shows Of things
No iaser of criticism ever formulated than
this, that art imitation and that other supposltion
that REALISM the description OF things a. they are IS
but an art OF close and accurate observation OF men
a. they appear outwardy in society, is equally I'M
true"
Miss varina Dayss paper the lrish question WILL
it is SAID appear the next number OF The North
American Review"
MIR. Andrew Lang, who writes. II is understood, the
SIS yllne Leaves" OF " Tie London Daily News"
pays some deserved compliments to Mr.. Stockton but
spos most OF them By adding i confess that only
got one very small grin out Of Mrs Lecks and Mrs.
Aleshine.'" Mr. Lang CON plains that these rurai
house wive. never refer to the consolation OF re-
ligon"-wh ich SHOWS that Mr. Lang has a lamentabie
ignorance OF the particular American type whose
pracric pindcdncss Mr. Stockton has burlesqued TO
the lie.
"1bs Rs-iduary Legatee." the story which Mr..
Stimson u. S. OF Dael has contributed to scribners
Magazine, will be begun In tie February number. IL
Ia stated that 100000 copies OF the trst number
OF this magazine have been sold.
Italy Ia 10 have . new review. one which Ia to 10
given exclusively 10 the discussion OF feminine
interests Fanny Zampini Saazaro ~ 10 DO the editor
OF this p riudcal. whion IL the INST TO sho" any
posit intellectual progrrss among Italian women.
The prospectus frankly saws that when she does not
mari, and become the centre Of home circle. the
Italian Woman Ia with exceptions most unhappy,
because In herself tue resources which arc
possessed by educated wornsn 10 other conntries'